Swindler's Balisong

Weapon (dagger), paragon (requires attunement by an Arcane Trickster Rogue)

The recurve blade of this large butterfly knife is made from poisonwood, and the handle has scales of carved dragon ivory that fits perfectly in the user's hand. The blade can fold away to make it easier to conceal, and it can be drawn and unfolded in a single fluid motion.

Dormant

  • You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with this weapon.
  • You can use this weapon as an arcane focus, and your spell save DC increases by 1.
  • Your Mage Hand now lasts for 1 hour and its range is doubled. If you make a thrown attack with this weapon while your Mage Hand is active and not busy, it returns the dagger to your hand after the attack hits or misses.

Awakened

  • The dagger's bonus to your spell save DC and to attack and damage rolls increases to +2.
  • On the first round of combat, you can cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action as a bonus action.

Exalted

  • The dagger's bonus to your spell save DC and to attack and damage rolls increases to +3.
  • If you are concentrating on a spell, your Sneak Attack gains additional dice equal to the spell's level.